Etymology dictionary. 2014.
reprimand — rep‧ri‧mand [ˈreprmɑːnd ǁ mænd] noun [countable] an occasion when someone is officially told that they have done something very wrong: • He is likely to receive some kind of reprimand for trying to influence the regulators unfairly. reprimand… … Financial and business terms
reprimand — I noun admonishment, admonition, animadversion, blame, castigation, censure, chiding, condemnation, correction, criticism, denunciation, derogation, disapprobation, disapproval, displeasure, dispraise, dressing down, exception, exprobration,… … Law dictionary
Reprimand — Rep ri*mand (r?p r? m?nd), n. [F. r[ e]primande, fr. L. reprimendus, reprimenda, that is to be checked or suppressed, fr. reprimere to check, repress; pref. re re + premere to press. See {Press}, and cf. {Repress}.] Severe or formal reproof;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reprimand — Rep ri*mand, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprimanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprimanding}.] [Cf. F. r[ e]primander. See {Reprimand}, n.] 1. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally. [1913 Webster] Germanicus was severely… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reprimand — [n] oral punishment admonishment, admonition, bawling out*, blame, calling down*, castigation, censure, chiding, comeuppance, dressing down*, going over*, grooming, hard time*, lecture, piece of one’s mind*, ragging*, rap*, rebuke, reprehension,… … New thesaurus
reprimand — ► NOUN ▪ a formal expression of disapproval; a rebuke. ► VERB ▪ address a reprimand to. ORIGIN French réprimande, from Latin reprimere press back, check … English terms dictionary
reprimand — vb *reprove, rebuke, reproach, admonish, chide Analogous words: upbraid, rate, berate, *scold: censure, denounce, blame, reprehend, reprobate, *criticize … New Dictionary of Synonyms
reprimand — [rep′rə mand΄, rep′rəmänd΄; ] also, for v. [, rep΄rə mand′, rep΄rəmänd′] n. [Fr réprimande < L reprimenda, fem. of reprimendus, that is to be repressed < reprimere, to repress: see RE & PRESS1] a severe or formal rebuke, esp. by a person in … English World dictionary
reprimand — I n. 1) to administer, issue a reprimand (the judge issued a reprimand from the bench) 2) to receive a reprimand 3) a mild; severe, sharp, stem reprimand 4) an oral; written reprimand II v. (D; tr.) to reprimand for (to reprimand an employee for… … Combinatory dictionary
reprimand — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ severe ▪ gentle ▪ His gentle reprimand shamed her sufficiently. ▪ public ▪ verbal, written … Collocations dictionary
